International Political Commentator Randahl Fink presents the latest frontier of the modern security war: attacking the minds of millions. For 8 decades, the atomic bomb has been the ultimate weapon. In 1945, the US showed its horrific power by killing 200,000 Japanese citizens, thereby forcing the Empire of Japan to surrender and ending World War II. Historically, no other weapon has had more influence on the balance of power — but this is about to change. For there is a new weapon which allows malicious actors to destabilise entire countries without killing a single human being. And when the new digital bomb drops, empires will fall. In this presentation, Randahl Fink will discuss the security risks of the increased decoupling of human interaction from the physical world, and explore how direct and indirect abuse of social media and their content curation algorithms can affect the minds of millions and potentially be leveraged for hacking democracy itself. Using examples of X, Threads and Mastodon, Randahl Fink will illustrate the dangers of viewing the world through an algorithmic lens, and discuss potential adversaries, their motives, and potential attack vectors, including disinformation, moderation exploitation, dislike attacks and more. Finally, the presentation takes a critical look at our political reality — are our politicians prepared for this new weapon? And what can we as individuals do to become more resilient and to counter the mind bomb?